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Valerie Ganz (born 1936, Swansea)〔 is a Welsh artist, known for her paintings of South Wales coal miners.〔 ==Life and work== Ganz grew up in Mumbles, Swansea. She studied art in Swansea then worked as a teacher and lecturer.〔 In 1973 she left teaching to concentrate full-time on painting.〔 She developed an interest in the industrial heritage and landscapes of South Wales. During the 1980s she spent several days a week underground at 14 coal mines, sketching the miners at work.〔 Her work was exhibited at the Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, in 1986. She held her last major art exhibition in 2010 at the Attic Gallery in Swansea.〔 She is an elected member of the Royal Cambrian Academy.〔 Fourteen of Ganz's paintings are held in UK public collections, including the National Coal Mining Museum for England, the National Library of Wales and the National Museum of Wales.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valerie Ganz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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